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Term Definition
Defense
- what a defendant replies in answer to defeat or diminish the allegations of the plaintiff in his or her complaint.
Application in Divorce
In uncontested divorces, there is no defense; but contested divorces that come to
action
.
See also
Affirmative Defense
; Trial.
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